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Looking to the Future
Looking to the Future
Jedusi


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Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Galleries: Emotive, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 19, 2008

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 3 month old Amur Leopard cub called Kiska (Russian for Pure).

The Amur Leopards are critically endangered with as few as 35 believed to be left in the wild, so they are surviving asa species largely through the work of Zoo's and Wildlife parks around the World. Unknown to her there is a large burden already placed on her spotty little shoulders :- )

p.s. they also have these wonderful bright blue eyes for the first few months before they turn the classic golden brown.

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 04/19/2008 08:58:46 AM
Originally posted by posthumous:
great, quirky shot, one leopard appearing from another. It reminds me of those weird paintings where they paint one animal and then paint a landscape inside the animal with other animals in it. Except yours is much much much better.


Thank you for your kind words Don - the title and composition is meant to help the viewer look beyond the great big Mother in the foreground, and focus in on the little baby (the future) who has to carry a heavy burden on her spotty little shoulders if the breed is to survive and ever hope to flourish again.

Hence the presence of the mother, but the focus and clarity on the cub.
 04/14/2008 12:08:26 PM
great, quirky shot, one leopard appearing from another. It reminds me of those weird paintings where they paint one animal and then paint a landscape inside the animal with other animals in it. Except yours is much much much better.
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 04/05/2008 12:25:15 PM
This is absolutely awesome. Love the blurred foreground and the very sharp exposure on the cub.
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 04/02/2008 08:25:09 AM
Oh, this is almost heartbreaking - so sweet, so precious.
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 03/28/2008 06:39:54 PM
While the oof fore dominating so much is slightly distracting, the patterns and colors within the mother (?) offset and highlight the main subject, the cub, very well. Really like the clarity of the details in the cub and the colors, especially the baby blue eyes.
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